Out Of Many … “The One”
No seriously … here’s the front page from the new Wisconsin textbook on literature.
I was shocked – No John McCain, no Hillary Clinton, no George Bush – Just Barack Obama. I’m wondering how it is that Obama’s story gets put into an 8th grade literature book? It would be one thing, if it was just the tidbit about his boyhood days, but 15 pages, and they talk about his “Life of Service”. Honestly, what has Obama really done to be included in this book? Not only that, but on page 847 there is a photo of Obama at the 2004 Democratic Convention with at least 8 Obama signs in the background! Front & center is an www.obama2004.com sign.
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Shocked but not surprised.
Via dr. sanity this statement by Melanie Phillips will make you stand up and cheer.
Toodle loo and see you at 20:30
Obama lacks the status as a political figure/author to be included in either an historical or literature textbook — let alone enshrined in a 15-page spread. When I checked copies of similar kinds of anthologies in my own middle school Language Arts classroom I found that even Abraham Lincoln only rated between three and six pages.
As a teacher and a parent, I find this blatant attempt to force a political agenda so infuriating and irresponsible. I’ve taught from earlier editions of this textbook, and know it is widely used. Students should be reading about current events, but from a balanced perspective. As educators we’re always talking about how important it is to teach critical thinking. That means teaching young minds how to think — not what to think.